ALLEGAN, MI -- When Marion Conley visited Jody Snyder on Friday evening, he seemed to catch Snyder on one of his good days.

"He was calm. There was nothing out of the ordinary," Conley said.

That made it all the more shocking when Conley heard Snyder was found dead inside his Valley Township home Saturday night, in what police are calling a homicide.

Autopsy results Monday revealed Snyder, 37, died of a gunshot wound, according to the Allegan County Sheriff's Office.

Snyder and his 18-year-old son lived in the home under a land contract, according to Conley.

Conley said Snyder was a "nice enough guy" but had another side to his personality.

"Some days he'd be alright. Some days you couldn't ask for a nicer guy," Conley said. "And other days he was a little squirrely."

Jody Snyder was found dead inside this Valley Township home in what police are calling a homicide.Aaron Mueller | MLive.com

But Snyder had no known enemies, according to Conley, so he was surprised when he heard about the shooting.

"It definitely threw me for a loop," Conley said.

Conley, 79, of Otsego, said he was interviewed by police for several hours early Sunday morning.

"They woke me up about midnight, banging on the door, nearly tore it down," Conley said.

Police searched his home and took him into custody for questioning, according to Conley, who said he was released about three hours later.

Conley said Snyder was struggling to make payments on the house since losing his job eight months ago. When Snyder's father moved out of the house recently, the house became a wreck and he was in the process of evicting Snyder, Conley said.

When he looked through the house after the incident, Conley said he didn't see any bullet holes inside the home but saw two big puddles of blood near the door inside the garage.

Conley's wife, Mal, said she is "tore up and shook up" about the whole situation.

"It's just such a strange situation," she said.

Aaron Mueller is a public safety reporter for the Kalamazoo
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